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Definition mislabel in British English

mislabel verb

verb
1

to put a name that is wrong on something

Example

Each year more than 160,000 medical errors occur nationwide due to mislabeled specimens.

Example

The boxes had been deliberately mislabeled to keep shipping costs down.

Definition mislabel in British English